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broadgage · 9th Dec 2018, 1:58 am

One rather clever trick involves TWO similar twin tub washing machines.
Very useful if large amounts of laundry are to be dyed the same colour.

Dye is expensive, and most of it goes down the drain. To avoid this waste proceed as follows.

Put articles to be dyed in machine A, add water and dye. Run the wash cycle.
When finished, pump the dye solution, not down the drain but into machine B.
Add the second load of things to be dyed, more water and a little more dye.

Continue as needed, transferring the dye from one machine to the other.

9th Dec 2018, 1:58 am	#61
broadgage Nonode Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: North Somerset, UK. Posts: 2,130	Re: Anyone still use a Twintub? One rather clever trick involves TWO similar twin tub washing machines. Very useful if large amounts of laundry are to be dyed the same colour. Dye is expensive, and most of it goes down the drain. To avoid this waste proceed as follows. Put articles to be dyed in machine A, add water and dye. Run the wash cycle. When finished, pump the dye solution, not down the drain but into machine B. Add the second load of things to be dyed, more water and a little more dye. Continue as needed, transferring the dye from one machine to the other.